The Compassion Remedy

Does compassion have a place in medicine? Compassion has long been considered a "soft" skill in health care - nice to have, but ultimately unnecessary in a science-driven field. However, recent challenges in delivering care (including but not limited to the global pandemic) have revealed the need for a more compassionate approach to protecting the health and well-being of patients and medical staff alike. Compassion is a state of being which affects not only psychological health but our physiolo